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2016 – More Hardcore Product Management Ahead

The Secret PM Handbook

This post is about where I’ll be focusing in 2016 in terms of becoming a more skilled product manager, and in helping others achieve that. But there’s always room for improvement, and as I’ve mentioned lots of times, getting more effective at product management has a huge ROI. Deliberate practice.

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The PMwheel – a Compass for the Product Manager Development Journey

Mind the Product

Back in 2016, I was working with the product organization of a larger tech company. They asked me to help every product manager on the team “understand the role of the product manager better,” and to help the product managers understand what “better” would actually look like.

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Bigger and Better – Product Management Survey Results 2016

Mind the Product

More than 1,200 of you took part in this year’s Product Manager survey, double the number who took part in our survey three years ago. There now look to be more women in a product management role. In this year’s survey 38% of respondents had a Product Manager job title, down from 46% in 2013. More seniority.

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What We Learned About Building Products People Love in 2016

Mind the Product

2016 was a year when the product management community grew significantly and continued to mature. I think what marks out the following is that they all deliver practical and actionable advice – advice which can be applied by anyone at any stage in their product career. Scope of the job. Organise around customers.

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Top 10 Product Talks of 2016

Mind the Product

Mind the Product and ProductTank were founded on the importance of sharing stories between product managers in order to further our craft, so we love recording those talks and sharing our speakers’ hard-earned lessons with everyone else in the product community. Your Product is Already Obsolete – How to Survive.

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Product Management in 2017; Upcoming Events for Fall 2016

Good Product Manager

Product Management in 2017: What Does the Future Hold? Product management is sometimes referred to as a “next year” job. It’s usually around this time of year that product management leaders are well into planning for the following calendar year. Upcoming Events for Fall 2016.

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Product Management in 2017; Upcoming Events for Fall 2016

Good Product Manager

Product Management in 2017: What Does the Future Hold? Product management is sometimes referred to as a “next year” job. It’s usually around this time of year that product management leaders are well into planning for the following calendar year. Upcoming Events for Fall 2016.

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